to capitalize
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5.5
- verb
- /ˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪz/
- Specialized
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financiar
- The theory at work here is that the better capitalized the banks are, the better the society will be.
Examples
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This meant that the majority of the new landowners were fairly well-capitalized to enable them to utilize their land more efficiently.
Academic text (2005) -
The startup managed to capitalize on investor interest by securing significant funding early in its development.
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They should work to break up big banks by forcing big banks to capitalize further.
Blog text (29) -
In the meantime, however, a small under-capitalized Canadian company will likely go broke.
Academic text (1993) -
This company I'm talking about has got sound fundamentals, it's well capitalized, and it's got an excellent board.
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Banks can't lend to businesses until they are adequately capitalized, and the bad assets are off the books.
Blog text (3) -
Thus, retirees see their pensions slashed so that banks and other related parties can become better capitalized.
Blog text (11) -
The new firm has clean books, is well capitalized, is without crushing debt, and has less onerous labor contract, pension, and health care obligations.
Blog text (29) -
At the end of 1993, more than 98.5 percent of U.S. bank assets were in institutions that, under the new rules, were either adequately or well-capitalized, with the majority of assets in well-capitalized institutions.
Academic text (1993) -
The company sought to capitalize on its innovative technology to attract more investors for expansion.
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Etymology
Capitalize comes from capital (from Latin caput 'head'), where capital means 'money'. To capitalize a company is to supply it with this 'capital' — to give money or shares so the business can grow.